Overview
El Tepozan wastewater treatment plant serves 274 people in Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It provides secondary treatment and discharges 25.92 m³/day of treated effluent.
El Tepozan is a wastewater treatment plant located in Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It serves a small population of 274 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban community. The plant is situated along Carretera El Tepozan, within the semi-arid highlands of central Mexico. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 86.40 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 25.92 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT), secondary treatment is required for discharges into national waters, ensuring compliance with environmental standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which flows westward to the Pacific Ocean. The plant helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in a region where water resources are increasingly stressed due to agriculture and urban demand.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Rio Grande de Santiago watershed, which drains into the Pacific Ocean via the Santiago River. This basin supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for irrigation and human consumption in Aguascalientes and neighboring states. The semi-arid climate makes water quality management critical for maintaining ecological balance and preventing eutrophication in downstream reservoirs.
Frequently asked questions
El Tepozan is located on Carretera El Tepozan in Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico, in the central highlands region.
The plant serves a population of 274 people, indicating a small rural community.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that are part of the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which flows to the Pacific Ocean.
El Tepozan provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic pollutants and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT standard, which sets discharge limits for pollutants into national waters. Secondary treatment is required for most municipal discharges.
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